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Feb 14, 2012
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al•ge•bra•ic



Pronunciation: (al"ju-brā'ik), [key]
—adj.
1. of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
2. Math.of or pertaining to an element that is the root of a polynomial equation with coefficients from some given field: root 2 of 2; is algebraic over the field of real numbers.
3. using arbitrary letters or symbols in place of the letters, symbols, or numbers of an actual application. Also,al"ge•bra'i•cal.

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algebraalgebraically closed field
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